CHANGING SPACE, CHANGING CITY, Johannesburg after apartheid
590pp., illus., maps, hardback, Wits University Press, Johannesburg, 2014
ISBN: 9781868147656
Contributions include:
"The ‘thin oil of urbanisation’? Spatial change in Johannesburg and the Gauteng city-region" by Graeme Gotz, Chris Wray and Brian Mubiwa
"Public housing in Johannesburg" by Sarah Charlton
"Resilience and despair in the face of a hundred years of planning" by Hilton Judin, Naomi Roux and Tanya Zack
"Footprints of Islam in Johannesburg" by Yasmeen Dinath, Yusuf Patel and Rashid Seedat
"Phantoms of the past, spectres of the present: Chinese space in Johannesburg" by Philip Harrison, Khangelani Moyo and Yan Yang.
"This book captures the infinite complexity and possibilities of the city through an ability to seamlessly theorise, visualise, demonstrate, critique, propose, evoke, juxtapose, insinuate, dazzle, and more. Luxuriate in this exceptional siren song for the city." Edgar Pieterse, African Centre for Cities, UCT
"Johannesburg draws a lot of attention for its universality and distinctness. This volume, produced by scholars and practitioners at the top of their game, brings together a multi-disciplinary analysis that employs both classic methodologies and modern investigative technologies. It makes a remarkable contribution, positioning the city as a strong contender for a 'Johannesburg School' in urban studies." Jo Beall, Director of Education and Society, British Council.
Philip Harrison is the South African Research Chair in Development Planning and Modelling at the University of the Witwatersrand and a member of the National Planning Commission and other advisory structures to government.
Graeme Gotz is the director of research at the Gauteng City-Region Observatory in Johannesburg.
Alison Todes is Professor of Urban and Regional Planning in the School of Architecture and Planning at University of the Witwatersrand.
Chris Wray was a senior systems analyst and manager at the Gauteng City-Region Observatory in Johannesburg.